Thug Murder were an influential streetpunk

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from

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. Though their songs were written and performed in English, their heavy

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accents made the lyrics largely unintelligible. The band was formed in November 1999 and split after two years, in October 2001. Thug Murder toured the US and EU with the

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in 2001. They're also known for playing with

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and The Unseen, among others. Their

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debut was released on

's Flat Records. In 2002, Ryoko formed the similarly styled band Last Target and released the song "One Shot, One Kill". "One Shot, One Kill" is distributed by the BENTEN Label.

Lineup

*Ryoko Naitoh - Guitar and vocals *Chisato Ohtsubo - Bass and vocals *Yurie Sakuma - Drums and vocals

Discography

*Punch Drunk 3'' (2000) - (TKO Records) *''13th Round'' (2001) – (TKO Records) *''Thug Murder'' (1999)- EP) - (Luck Records)

Notes

External links

Official Thug Murder WebsiteChisato's Personal Website
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